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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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